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François Boucher

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Black chalk sketch of a mother with two small children in a cluttered domestic interior with a dog and hanging pots.

Domestic Scene: Mother with Two Small Children before a Mantelpiece

n.d.

Red chalk sketch of a standing man in 18th-century dress gesturing outward, with studies of a head and legs beside him.

Study for Lélie unmasking Mascarille

1713

Red chalk drawing of a standing man in a tricorn hat and long coat, arm extended forward, on cream paper.

Standing huntman

1713

Red chalk sketch of a man in a tricorn hat leaning forward with one arm outstretched, on cream paper.

Studie voor een knielende jager

1713

Red chalk sketch of a seated young man in ruffled period costume and curled wig, on a chair.

Jodelet sitting on a chair

1713

Red chalk drawing of a smiling figure in a full skirt and bonnet holding flowers, by François Boucher.

Studie van Mascarille, in travestie

1731

Red chalk drawing of a seated curly-haired man in a ruffled costume with a sash, with small head studies in the corner.

Mascarille sitting

1713

Red chalk sketch of a man in a tricorn hat kneeling and pointing with one arm extended.

Study of a kneeling huntman

1713

Red chalk drawing of a young servant with tilted head holding up a plate with outstretched arm.

Jonge bediende die een bord vasthoudt

1713

Red chalk drawing of a seated man in a wig and coat gesturing on a wooden chair, with a small sketch of a figure at upper lef

Study for Alceste

1713

Chalk study of two forearms and hands, one gripping a rolled paper and the other holding a thin stick.

Studies van twee onderarmen

1713

Red chalk drawing of a reclining nude woman seen from behind, propped on her left arm, with black chalk accents.

Liegender weiblicher Akt, auf den linken Arm gestützt, in Rückenansicht

Pencil and white chalk study on grey paper of a winged putto flying upward with arms raised, plus smaller putti sketches.

Studies of putti

1770

Pen and wash drawing of a farmyard with a cottage, large tree, cow, sheep, chickens and figures tending animals.

Seated Shepherd

Pen and wash sketch of a reclining woman, putti, an urn and draped fabric arranged in a ceiling corner design.

Project for a Corner Motif of a Painted Ceiling

1740

Chalk drawing on blue-grey paper of a young boy balancing a tray of bottles on a pedestal, pointing outward.

The Youthful Vendor

1750

Red chalk drawing of two children with a dog and sheep in a landscape, with an urn and cherub heads above.

Two Children

1770

Split architectural drawing of an altar screen with Corinthian columns, a pediment, and a central arched niche.

Elevation of Altar Screen

1770

Drawing of a seated shepherdess playing a flute to a reclining shepherd beside a tree, in black and red chalk.

Shepherdess Piping to a Shepherd

1770

Etching of two figures in Asian robes playing a gong, bells, and stringed instruments among plants.

L'Ouye (Hearing) from the series Les Cinq Senses (The Five Senses)

1720

Engraving of children and a seated man beside a cabinet, with a parrot, palm trees and flowering branches, titled La Veue.

La Veue (Sight) from the series Les Cinq Senses (The Five Senses)

1720

Engraved title page with allegorical figures in clouds, Latin inscription naming Earl Cowper, horses and putti below.

Memorial to William Earl Cowper

1720

Engraving of Flora offering a flower wreath to a reclining Cupid beside a flower-filled urn in a wooded landscape.

Flore et l'Amour

1740

Engraving of a bearded man and a young woman in Asian dress with two cats among blossoming trees and a parasol.

Le Toucher (Touch) from the series Les Cinq Senses (The Five Senses)

1720

Etching of a fashionable dandy in a feathered hat and long coat walking through a garden with a pagoda and plants.

Petit Maître (Dandy)

1750

Engraved rococo design of a waterfall, classical columns, an urn and rocaille scrollwork framing a landscape with animals.

Rocaille (rococo design), in Nouveaux morceaux pour des paravents (New concepts for screens)

1730

Etching of two seated children beneath a gnarled tree with a large hanging fruit and leafy branches.

Le Gout (Taste) from the series Les Cinq Senses (The Five Senses)

1720